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Saving energy saves lives.

That is how Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described the imperative for the Pentagon to reduce the number of fuel convoys headed into harm’s way in Afghanistan.

Congress must heed Mullen’s advice and move quickly to pass legislation that was introduced last year by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado. Their bill, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act, has been updated and will be reintroduced on June 8 by Senator Udall. 

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